38 SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, -WASHINGTON. D. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1927. SPORTS. Walter Johnson Put Out of Training for Weeks by Fractured Bone in Left Leg CUNTS | GRIFF PITCHERS IN START OF SERIES AGAINST | SANDLOTTERS BUSY HOOKY THOMAS FARMED COMBS AND YANKS . COMING HOME WITH LIMB I II TO ROCHESTER CLUB " THE * ! % ‘ * * * ‘•'< •'• • t: 1 v .1 /•V- v MEETING, PRACTICING The business of pruning the REACH AGREEMENT IN CAST; BLOW TO TEAM h* Washington roster from 40 to 35 started with the r / W \ meetings players was today By Ihf AiMditml Ptmi. ¦ Many ball are sched- base uled for the balance of the week and announcement from Tampa, Fla., RICHMOND, Ky.. March 11.—Earl week, practice sessions (irifHth next while by President Clark that Combs, center fielder of the Now York (Absence of Barney From Line-up at Outset of Cam- will be held Sunday by several dia- ' Clarence (Hooky) Thomas has been League Bane Club, has mond outfits. American Ball and sent to the Rochester club of the accepted the nalary condition* offered paign WillHandicap Griffmen— —Burke Ballston A. C- of Arlington County International league on option. In a telegram received from Col. Jacob and Hartfords will hold practice over Thomas is the big lefthand pitch- Ruppert and will sign a contract Im- Form Against Phils. the week end. er, who was inspected at camp last mediately. he said. Coffman Show Spring and subsequently farmed to Combs plans to leave Saturday or Harvard Juniors will meet tomor- Birmingham, whk-h, in turn, placed Monday to join the'Yankee* at their row night at 307 S street northeast him with Rochester. Thomas has a training camp at St. Petersburg. Flu, BY JOHN B. KELLER. Like Burke, Coffman had a sharp- at 7:30 o’clock. Corinthians, who will good assortment of speed and The date of his departure will be d«-. . breaking curve with plenty of speed, put an insect, a midget and a junior curves, but is a bit shy on control termlncd by his recovery from an oper- ARASOTA. Fla.. March 11.—Wal- • year, may also pitch for but he did not seem to mix his de- team in the field this and never has been rated a smart ation, which he underwent Tuesday, Johnson will not sufficiently. Although he did team in senior circuit. the Nationals in the opening liveries enlist a the boxtnan. when his tonsil* were removed. , employ yesterday, the young j candidates are urged to meet game of the American League not it Site ; / Senior While Coorrihe refused to reveal th*% bter Southern Association graduate Is de- at 318 New Jersey avenue Wednesday terms which he accepted. It Is report- campaign this year. The dean •- the question. who has veloping a slow ball. When he mas- evening to decide ed that Col Ruppert offered him |10.« of major league hurlers make his mark in big THEVENOW, CARDS', BALKS a yoru the slab in many season in- ters It, he will will meet next 500 for one contract or Adorned league circles, Manager Bucky Harris > : ' - Anaeostia Cardinals for a two-year It 1* hoc augurals Instead will be in the midst v 4 '¦ Thursday night at the home of Man- contract. believes. road ON A 3-YEAR CONTRACT known which offer he accepted. jf conditioning work and probably will younger ager Goodloe, 2601 Sheridan mound for Not to be outdone by his '' \ (tf.—'Tommy ascend the % '•• ST. March 11 iiot be ready to Braxton, more ' •• .y:-.:-. -: ‘• •.:¦¦ southeast. LOUIS. oil against the enemy until the 1927 teammates. Garland ’ h -• Thevenow, star shortstop of the stuff i v experienced hurler, strutted his 7 and pitcher are MUST RISK THEIR , is three or four \ A catcher, shortstop Cardinals, has TITLES championship race in the ' • . \ / champion St. Louis for the first time this season Yankees. Candidates - kveeks under way. \ >4i M * wanted for the declared he would refuse to sign a SAN* DIEdO, Calif., March 11 UP, sustained by Walter dur- last three frames and demonstrated •: i s may communicate with Manager than one year The State Athletic Commission hr,a An injury ... y&S contract for more at Nationals’ batting drill at that he Is very apt to be as valuable 1 Brown at 616 Maryland avenue south- decided that any champion who ap ing the charge the terms offered. Wednesday and at first to the Nationals an those In west. The management a three- peared In California against r Tampa on of the club hoped when they procured HORACE ALVIN CROWDER. DECATUR JONES. proposed anotK* more painful than serious, LISENBEE. year of his class must box at championship bought him from the Yankees In the deal Kenilworth A. C. diamond candi- contract. proved severe This trio of right-handers, who were grouped in defeat by the Rraves in the opening Spring exhibition, are due Thevenow's was made to weight. This measure was taken to mder X-ray examination that a New York uniform on this dates will meet tonight at the home statement enough to' end the great pitcher's put to twirl for the Nats in the first of 13 contests against Mctiraw’s New Yorkers afternoon. a staff correspondent of the St. liouis stop the influx of fighters who wer Dutch Ruether last Fall. of James Mostyn, 1520 Olive street, raining for a considerable period. The Kenilworth. Post-Dispatch at the player’s homo showing in California without risking licture taken at Tampa late yesterday Southpaw Shows Everything. at Madison, Ind. their titles. revealed that the drive from Joe This lefthander had about every- Mikado Juniors, new entrants In fudge’s bat had fractured a bone on thing needed to make a good pitcher YOUNG BOXMEN DELIVER RUTH AS YANKS the base ball field, plan to present a leg just INJURED strong booking the outer side of Walter's left In his brief session on the hill. He team. John Walter is ibove the ankle. gave up one hit, a single In his first games at 147 R street, Potomac 1474. round, had NATIONALS. AB. B. H.PO. A. E. Sunday. fanned three batters and Myer, 88 0 11 4 0 Will Start Home his pitches knocked be- 6 TAKE MEASURE OF REDS Bill Sanderson has called a meet- the but three of Rice, rt 6 0 1 2 0 0 Immediately after the extent of yond the infield. He showed a curve Speaker, cf 3 0 2 O 0 0 ing of the Auth senior and juniors 1 2 night, 816 njury was ascertained, the bone was ball that had the Phils guessing and fWest. cf 2 2 0 0 teams for next Monday at foot put in a Goslin, If 4 1 2 2 0 O F street southeast, at 8 o’clock. let and the pitcher’s his control was of high order. Judge, lb 4 0 1 14 0 0 By the Associated Press. runner, in Moriarty’s opinion and in Johnson will remain in Tampa Phils Harris, 2b 5 11 0 2 0 YORK, Marcli 11.—Babe this era of uncertain rast. While this trio held the to 0 0 base ball it is an until Sunday when he will leave with 8 safeties, the Nationals were busy Bluege, 3b...... 4 2 11 Ruth today was hors de com- method of attack. secretary of Beeves. 3b 1 0 O 0 O 0 B. Eynon, the collecting off of the three Berger, c 3 0 1 0 EXHIBITION BASE BALL. Sdward Manager 11 hits two 2 O bat. (A*).—‘Man- Nationals, for Washington, hurlers sent to the slab by the op- Tate, c 3 1 0 4 0 0 He was disabled yesterday CHICAGO, March 11 informed in a tele- Burke, p 1 O 0 0 1 0 ager Ray Schalk of the White Sox \ ft % Bucky Harris was position. Ed Taber, a bespectacled Coffman, p 0 0 NEWat Orlando, Fla., when the *tf«P#bT*r. 0 train- 0 0 1 0 Buffalo 1D... 6 7 >hone message from the club’s southpaw, started for the Phils and Braxton, p 0 0 0 0 0 Yankees beat 8 to 5. On donned the mask, protector and big Courtney and Hamby. 2 Cincinnati Shreve- Batteries —Thomas. *stn Eminently ing base late last night. went through five innings. He was •McNeely 1 0 0 0 0 0 the way to third base in the midst of mitt in yesterday’s tilt at Castro: Stryker. Brice, Houer and Devine. and the other Na- port between two nines of his train- Cond. When Harris reached for eight wallops and a brace Totals ilHilla fourth inning rally, his feet became left Tampa yesterday morning of markers. Oran O’Neal, a right- Involved a wrestling match with ing group, but the squad to which At St. Petersburg. Fla.— R. H. E. Correct tionals •Baited for Burke in fourth inning. .in assigned Stfodel for the game with the Phillies at hander who followed Taber, was wild tßan for Speaker in filth Inning. the bag. The bag-won the decision he himself lost, 5 to 3. Boston (N.) 3 71 Johnson Aaron Ward, Yank, con- Cleveland (A.) 6 10 2 Bradenton, it was thought and forced a run across In ihe seventh and Ruth was tripped. He limped former —Knight. Graham resume prac- PHILLIES. AB. R. H.PO. A. E. tributed a two-bagger and Kennedy, Batteries Mills. and would be in condition to session, hls last In action. Ed Baecht, Sand. 8s 2 2 2 0 1 0 off the field with a wrenched ankle Gibson: Karr. Buckeye. Hudlin and Myatt. featured for tice next Monday. It seems, however, another orthodox flinger, finished for Rice, ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 strained tendon. a new pitcher, achieved considerable the Attreau. lb 5 0 1 0 1 0 and a At Clearwater. Fla. R. H. E. that in the afternoon, the pain in the Philp. He was nicked for three Robins hammered out a shut- notief with a triple. Brooklyn double, a triple and a home run. city’s major league regulars were start the veteran in at least four of Trls, scampered home when tBatted for Baecht in ninth inning. Company to run for C4>)—Rookie committed to further intensive drill- the club's games in April. Goslin singled to center. Nationals 010010 1 0 3—6 ST. LOUIS, March .11 • of the early Phillies 10100100 o—3 his ing today as a result of poor show- Black or Tan Now much more pitch- Tally Is Forced In. Guy Sturdy of Tulsa, had day yes- ing of Washington, D. C. burden probably will have to be Two-base hit—Speaker. Three-base hit— terday when he starred in a practice yesterday. ing Thompson, Petersburg, Fla., the by Stanley Coveleskie and A fumble by Phil second Sand. Stolen base—Reeves. Sacrifice- game which the Yannigans At St. Braves borne decided off day Judge Double play—Judge to Meyer to Browns’ lost to Cleveland, 5 to 3, in a 10- $6 Hollis' Thurston and the injury to sacker who had a Judge. Left on bases—Nationals. 10; Phil- hung on the regulaifc 11 to 5 at the Announce the may Fred afield, put Tate on the runway at the lies. 8. First base on balls—Off Burke. 1; yesterday. inning game. There was pitching by U f Ihe mound ace mean that out—By by Tarpon Springs, Fla., camp will have to be called upon outset of the seventh. After Myer off O'Neal. 1. Struck Taber. 3: and scored Graham in the final frames. The Marberry poor Burke. 2; by O’Neal, 1; by Baecht. 2; by Sturdy made four hits thought they Appointment r= starting pitcher, leaving the skied to right, Thompson made a Braxton, 2. Wild pitch—Coffman. Balk— runs, walked thieved the Braves had the contest of jnj Other distinctive styles as a for two-ply Umpires—Messrs. three once, sewed up until the ninth. bulk, relief work to Garland chuck when he tried a Baecht. Graham and afternoon, ' of the up of Sam Ormsby. Time of game—2 hours and 46 only stolen base of the At New Orleans the Red Sox first Braxton. killing following a pick drove in three runs and emerged with Rice’s grounder. O’Neal then passed minutes. team loked none too good against a s6tos7Jo I batting average of 1,000. Rookies Make Fine Showing. forcing across a squad of youngsters who are hustling D. OSGOOD Goslin and Judge, Tate The Cardinals at Avon Park have W. squad of counting for permanent berths. The regulars Pruning the big pitching the block. adopted the Browns’ attitude toward Nationals is going to be a tough Thompson’s fumble gave Rice a lift lost, 3 to 0. for six Ihe ninth and CAPABLANCA TAKES defeats in exhibition games, at least the past years sales task for the directors of the club’s at the beginning of the their defeats philo- Sam to second. Texas they are taking CLEVELAND, March 11 OP).—Lew activities if other youngsters yet to Baecht balked sophically, believing that overconfi- Fonseca, costly utilityinfielder added manager for Stanley H. their wares under fire perform leaguers by West and Goslin tallied ihow that broke the GOOD LEADATCHESS dence is not likely to develop with an to the Cleveland Indians this season as well as Bob Burke, elongated left- Rice with the run occasional walloping. from the Newark International Horner, dealer, Coffman, blond deadlock between the teams. After League SHOPS hander, and Dick Club, has fulfilled all managerial hopes Harris fanned, but — baby of the corps, who hurls from Judge sacrificed, er- Press, PHILADELPHIA, March 11 (/P). and Thompson that fol- By the Associated for him in practice games so far. Four bis right side, did yesterday at rors by Baecht 11.—Jose R. Manager Connie Mack of the Phila- hits, including doubles, four As General Manager Phillies were lowed netted two more markers. NEW YORK, March two in Bradenton when the Capablanca of Havana increased his delphia Athletics has added another t’mes at bat and on five pitched balls 6-3 engagement. West and Reeves broke into the training uvercome in a lead in the international chess mas- outfielder to his squad in at is Lew’s record for the past two days. These Southern Association prod- game for a time. The former assum- Fort Myers, Fla. He-»hs Jud Waller, place in center field after ters* tournament here by drawing Conn. Ave. and R ucts. starting for the flopt time ed Spoke’s Marshall, while Aaron a youngster from Decatur Baptist big leaguers—and the Phils fourth frame and took excellent with Frank J. NASHVILLE. March 11 OP),— 1337 F St. N.W. against the Copenhagen, his College, Tex. His arrival increased Tenn.. reckoned as big leaguers care of the two chances that came his Nimzowitsch of The resignation of Lewie liardage, A. C. MOSES, Pres. must be closest rival, was losing an ad- the roster to 36 players. •ven though they have not fared so way. Reeves substituted for Bluege The Athletics, who are training at back-field coach of the Vanderbilt foot seventh inning, but did not journed game to Dr. Alexander ball eleven, has been announced. well in the senior circuit for some after the Bradenton, meet the Phillies today in ~ iusbx-.T-IK-T base. Alekhine of Paris. 1. I time—came through with very im- have a chance at third the first of a series of -games. Yes- Burke, who While the Nationals are here for a The results increased the advan- pressive exhibition. tage of the world champion to two terday the Phillies were trounced by ; seems to have a couple of games with the Giants, quite Btarted the fray, and one-half games. Washington, 6 to 3, after the score ; of strength despite the slimness a sizeable squad is getting some stren- tied the ninth, 3-3. Thomp- deal Whether Rube Capablanca and Marshall agreed was in Df his 6-foot-2 frame. He showed a uous drillingat Tampa. son, at second base, made four of left- is among them was not upon a draw after 60 moves. Boteworthy “screw" ball for a Marquard The standing: six errors that caused the defeat. hander, had a sharp breaking curve known by Manager Harris today. The Rube, although supposed to be defi- Won. Lost. plenty of speed. Capablanca f* V» 3% DETROIT, March 11 „(A>).—'The hit and nitely through with base ball, simply Get-Acquainted of In {he first two of the three frames 7 6 | Sale Nimzowitsch and run play, one of Ty Cobb’s pet fast enough to could not refrain from donning a uni- Alekhine 7 6 toiled Burke was i l bits of strategy, will be minimized in -I be this Spring when the big league Vidmar h make most of the Phillies blink and form Marshall 4W6J4 7 V, the offensive plans of the Detroit team he had good control of his speed, too. teams came South. Spielmann 4 V 4 8 this year, Manager George Moriarty He ojiened none too auspiciously, for The one time great southpaw pitch- has let it be known at the training Band, first to face him. slammed a er’s request that he be permitted to with the Nation- camp in San Antonio. He is said to triple to right field. The Phil had work out occasionally IN HOCKEY PLAY-OFF. major power granted by Manager Harris, feel that the offensive of to cling to third base while Ossie als was OP).—Mon- the in the free hitting of but the later declared that he has MONTREAL, March 11 team rests Bluege tossed out the next batter, Canadians assured themselves a his sluggers, Manush, Heilmann, Foth- but as Nixon was erased Sand no idea of signing the Rube. Mar- treal quard probably will soon be giving place in the international division play- ergill, Woodall and B^ue. drilled home. takes to develop a more time to his real estate business off of the National Hockey League by It many yearc Judge Starts Double Play. In St. Petersburg than to base ball. 1 defeating Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 to 3. player who can properly hit with the After throwing a third strike past GOOD USED CARS Denny Sothem, a former Washington •and'ottcr now with the Phils, to eta it ’*• second frame, Burke appar- SALE SARTS SATURDAY, MARCH 12, AT 9 A.M. ent i Friberg whiffed, but the um- | | otherwise, 1 pire . ~-d and Barney later drew A pass. Fresco . Thompson, though, could get nothing more off the young lefthander than a tap to To get better acquainted with our old and customers and to make Joe Judge that brought on a snappy | friends If Hide-retiring double play. Burke had disposed of the first two batters up in the third .inning, wnen new friends, we are offering, for one week only, 50 good used cars at the un- a trio of odd bingles netted the oppo- | | another run. Hand’s looper fell sition ' between Goose Goslin and Buddy Myer prices for a one-baser, and Attreau’s low | heard-of of | liner over second put iicinie at the tor coiner. Then Nixon reached for a wide pitch and dropped a Texas Laeagucr over Judge’s head to count I ¦ 0 Sand. With two runners on the paths, Btlrke then tightened and disposed of Mokun, deftly grabbing the latter’s mean bounding smash for a retiring heave to Judge. Coffman in the next three innings was nicked for a lone tally. He was a trifle wild In one round, the fifth, *25 *SO *75 *IOO when he walked two batters and un- i corked a wild pitch, but he took the 1 r Phils over In one-two-three order In his first inning and after getting himself I NO MORE TO PAY I Into difficulty with his wildness got out of the trouble by baffling the | If doughty Nixon. * In the sixth, the Phils bunched the ALLCARS READY TO GO three safeties they gleaned off Coff- man for a marker. 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